diff --git a/addons/base_setup/installer.py b/addons/base_setup/installer.py
index bb2626a59ae..a1605fa55bb 100644
--- a/addons/base_setup/installer.py
+++ b/addons/base_setup/installer.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 from osv import fields, osv
-import re
 
 class base_setup_installer(osv.osv_memory):
     _name = 'base.setup.installer'